Friday, October 17, 2025

Born on this day – Spring Byington:


Spring Byington


Actress

October 17, 1886 – September 7, 1971

Credits:

The Flying Nun (1968); Blondie (1968); I Dream of Jeannie (1967); Batman (1966); Dr. Kildare (1965); Kentucky Jones (1965); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964); The Greatest Show on Earth (1964); Mister Ed (1963); Laramie (1961–1963); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960); The Tab Hunter Show (1960); Goodyear Theatre (1960); The Detectives (1960); Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960); December Bride (1954–1959); Strange Stories (1956); The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1956); Studio 57 (1956); The Ford Television Theatre (1954); The Rocket Man (1954); The Danny Thomas Show (1953); Because You're Mine (1952); No Room for the Groom (1952); Bannerline (1951); Angels in the Outfield (1951); The Bigelow Theatre (1951); According to Mrs. Hoyle (1951); Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–1951); Walk Softly, Stranger (1950); Devil's Doorway (1950); The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950); Louisa (1950); Please Believe Me (1950); The Reformer and the Redhead (1950); The Big Wheel (1949); In the Good Old Summertime (1949); B.F.'s Daughter (1948); It Had to Be You (1947); Singapore (1947); Cynthia (1947); Living in a Big Way (1947); My Brother Talks to Horses (1947); Faithful in My Fashion (1946); Little Mister Jim (1946); Dragonwyck (1946); A Letter for Evie (1946); Meet Me on Broadway (1946); Captain Eddie (1945); Thrill of a Romance (1945); Salty O'Rourke (1945); The Enchanted Cottage (1945); I'll Be Seeing You (1944); Reward Unlimited (1944); The Heavenly Body (1944); Sucker Bait (1943); Heaven Can Wait (1943); Presenting Lily Mars (1943); The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942); The Affairs of Martha (1942); Rings on Her Fingers (1942); Roxie Hart (1942); The Vanishing Virginian (1942); When Ladies Meet (1941); Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941); The Devil and Miss Jones (1941); Meet John Doe (1941); Arkansas Judge (1941); Lucky Partners (1940); My Love Came Back (1940); On Their Own (1940); Young as You Feel (1940); Laddie (1940); The Blue Bird (1940); A Child Is Born (1939); Too Busy to Work (1939); Quick Millions (1939); Chicken Wagon Family (1939); The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939); The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939); Everybody's Baby (1939); Down on the Farm (1938); You Can't Take It with You (1938); Safety in Numbers (1938); A Trip to Paris (1938); Jezebel (1938); Love on a Budget (1938); Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938); The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938); The Buccaneer (1938); The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble (1937); Hot Water (1937); It's Love I'm After (1937); Hotel Haywire (1937); The Road Back (1937); Big Business (1937); Family Affair (1937); Penrod and Sam (1937); Green Light (1937); Clarence (1937); Off to the Races (1937); Theodora Goes Wild (1936); The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936); The Girl on the Front Page (1936); Dodsworth (1936); Stage Struck (1936); Back to Nature (1936); Palm Springs (1936); Educating Father (1936); Every Saturday Night (1936); The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936); The Great Impersonation (1935); Broadway Hostess (1935); Ah Wilderness! (1935); Mutiny on the Bounty (1935); Way Down East (1935); Orchids to You (1935); Love Me Forever (1935); Werewolf of London (1935); Little Women (1933); Papa's Slay Ride (1930).

Born on this day – Elinor Glyn:


Elinor Glyn


Writer

October 17, 1864 – September 23, 1943

Credits:

The Visits Of Elizabeth (1901); The Seventh Commandment (1902); The Reflections Of Ambrosine (1903); The Vicissitudes of Evangeline (1905); Beyond the Rocks (1906); Three Weeks (1907); Elizabeth Visits America (1909); His Hour (1910); Halcyone (1912); Love Itself (1912); The Reason Why (1912); Guinevere's Lover (1913); The Sequence (1913); Your Affectionate Godmother (1914); The Career of Katherine Bush (1916); Family (1919); The Price Of Things (1924); Six Days (1924); The Great Moment (1925); Man and Maid (1925); This Passion Called Love (1925); Love's Blindness (1926); It (1927); The Man and the Moment (1927); Eternal Youth (1928); Red Hair (1928); Glorious Flames (1932); Love's Hour (1932); Such Men are Dangerous (1933); Sooner Or Later (1934); The Contrast and Other Stories (1913); The Damsel and the Sage (1903); The Sayings of Grandmamma (1908); Letters to Caroline (1914); Three Things (1915); Destruction (1918); The Point Of View (1920); The Elinor Glyn System of Writing (1922); The Philosophy of Love (1923); The Wrinkle Book, Or, How to Keep Looking Young (1927); Romantic Adventure (1937); Keep Young and Beautiful (1982).

Epictetus, on reading and writing:


If you would be a reader, read;
if a writer, write.

- Epictetus.

Go Pens!


October 16, 2025

Pittsburgh Penguins: 4

Los Angeles Kings: 2

YEAH!

GO PENS!


Thursday, October 16, 2025

On this day in television history - The Rookie (2018):


The Rookie

created by Alexi Hawley
was released in the United States on October 16, 2018.
Opening theme Kings & Queens by ChinChin.
Series music by Jordan Gagne.


Cast:

Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Titus Makin Jr., Mercedes Mason, Melissa O’Neil, Afton Williamson, Eric Winter, Mekia Cox, Shawn Ashmore, Jenna Dewan, Tru Valentino, Mircea Monroe, Sara Rue, Currie Graham, Demetrius Grosse, David DeSantos, Zayne Emory, Michael Beach, Brent Huff, Angel Parker, Sarah Shahi, Matthew Glave, Harold Perrineau, Daniel Lissing, Ali Larter, Jasmine Mathews, Enver Gjokaj, Carsyn Rose, Madeleine Coghlan, Annie Wersching, Jeff Pierre, Hrach Titizian, Brandon Routh, Arjay Smith, Toks Olagundoye, Dylan Conrique, Camille Guaty, Lisseth Chavez, Danny Nucci, Shawn Christian, Joelle Carter, Niko Nicotera, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Beau Garrett, Sean Maher, Mario Lopez, Joel McHale, Michael Trucco, Jim Lau, will.i.am, Stephen Lang, Felicia Day, Mark Cuban, Mitch Pileggi, Seamus Dever, Jon Huertas, Lauren Tom, Eric Weddle, Robert Woods, Alan Tudyk, Michael Cassidy, Pete Davidson, Seth Green, Roselyn Sánchez, Bailey Chase, Don Swayze, Hannah Kasulka, Christopher O’Shea, Frances Fisher, Frankie Muniz, Skyler Samuels, Rainn Wilson, Molly Quinn, Katy O’Brian, Emily Deschanel, Kyle Secor, Joshua Malina, Brandon Jay McLaren, Kathryn Prescott, Piper Curda, Peyton List, James Remar, Flula Borg, Tamala Jones, Niecy Nash, Britt Robertson, Felix Solis, Kevin Zegers, Thomas Dekker, Bridget Regan, Kelly Clarkson.

On this day in music history - Elements, by Ludovico Einaudi (2015):


Elements

Album by Ludovico Einaudi,
released October 16, 2015.

Track list:

Drop; Four Dimensions; Elements; Whirling Winds / Amsterdam Sinfonietta & Ludovico Einaudi; Twice; ABC; Numbers; Mountain; Logos; Song For Gavin; Drop Variation; Elements Variation; Twice Variation.

On this day in music history - Believe: A Spiritual Romance, by 2002 (2012):


Believe: A Spiritual Romance

Album by 2002,
released October 16, 2012.

Track list:

Believe; A Dream Creation [Instrumental]; Chain of Life; We Meet Again [Instrumental]; Dreams of Peace; A Change of Season [Instrumental]; Ready to Fly; Yeshua; Oasis [Instrumental]; Hold the Sky.